Footpad



J. C. DAY

March 4, 1947.

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March 4, 1947.

FOOT PAD Filed Feb. 27, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

A'I'I'D RN EYS Patented Mar. 4, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT Lori-"IceJeremiah 0. Day, Lexington, Ky. Application February 27, 1946, SerialNo. 650,510

1 Claim. (01. 128-81) Thi invention relates to a foot pad whichpositioned under the head of the sesamoid bones of the first metatarsalarticulation serves as a correction for enlarged joints and bunionreducer.

An object of the invention is to provide a foot pad that relievespronation or abduction common in a bunion or halax valgus.

Another object of the invention is to provide a footpad that willrelieve pressure or friction on the enlarged joint or bunion at the sametime holding the metatarsal support in correct position by means of anelastic band that passes between the great toe and second toe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a footpad that hasincorporated in its structure a toe spreader and aperture for relievingpressure on a corn or callous formed on the foot, the toe spreadercausing a gentle pull on the great toe to stretch the contractedligaments and muscles.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of thenovel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts morefully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which: Figure 1 'is an elevational View of an embodiment ofthe invention as applied to a human foot; Figure 2 is a side view asapplied to the foot; Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the foot-Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view;

Figure 5 is an inside view of the pad;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-15 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is an outside view of the pad; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the pad.

Referring more in detail to the drawing the reference numeral l0designates the footpad which is provided with the arcuate bottom edge I2..oval shaped side edges l4 and I6 and curved semi-circular shaped topedges l8 and 20 respectively. A curved line of stitching 22 along thevertical medial line of the pad separates the pad in to portions 24 and26 respectively which are adopted to engage the bottom of the human foot28 beneath the head of the sesamoid bones of the first metatarsalarticulation and engage the side of the foot over the enlarged joint orbunion formed thereon.

The pad is formed of two similar shaped sections which are joined alongtheir marginal edges by stitching 30 and the pockets 32 and 34 formed inthe portions 24 and 26 are adopted to be filled with padding 36 by meansof openings 38 in the outside of the foot pad thus the thickness of thepad can be adjusted by the insertion or removal of the padding 36.

The portion 26 is provided with an opening 40 which is positioned on thefoot in such a manner that a corn or callus formed on the foot will bein the depression formed by the opening and a concentric row ofstitching 42 surrounds the opening and prevents the padding frombecoming displaced with respect to the opening.

For attachment to the foot the pad is provided with an elastic band 44which engages the bottom side and top of the foot and the band 46 whichis passed over the top and bottom of the foot between the great toe andthe second toe.

A substantially triangular shaped pad 48 is loosely mounted on the band46 by means of the opening 50 and thus the pad 48 can be adjusted on theband to lie in the correct position with relation to the toes andenlarged joint.

Thus a footpad has been provided that will accomplish the objects of theinvention and it is believed that the construction and method of wearingof the pad will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

It is also to be understood that changes in the form, shape andproportion of the minor details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts may be resorted to provided they fall within thespirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described for application to the foot of ahuman being in a position below the head of the sesamoid bones of thefirst metatarsal articulation and adjacent the enlarged joint of thefoot comprising a pad having a dividing medial line of stitching fordividing said pad into an oval shaped section for contact with said footbelow the head of the sesamoid bones and an oval shaped section forcontact with the enlarged joint of the foot, pockets in said sections,openings in said pockets, padding in said pockets adapted to be insertedthrough said pockets to Vary the thickness thereof, an opening in thesection in contact with the enlarged joint of the foot adapted tosurround a corn or callous on said foot to relieve pressure therefrom,an elastic band secured at one end to the section in contact with thefoot below the head of the sesamoid bones adjacent the lower edgethereof and to the section in contact with the'enlarged joint adjacentthe lower edge thereof, a second elastic band 3 connected to the upperedge of the section in contact with the foot below the head of thesesamoid bones and to the medial portion of the section contacting theenlarged joint for retaining said device on the foot and a substantiallytriangular shaped pad adjustably mounted on said last mentioned elasticband for spreading the great toe of the foot.

JEREMIAH C. DAY.

1 REFERENCES CITED file of this patent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Day Dec. 16, 1930 Day et a1 Feb.13, 1940 Wilms Jan. 23, 1917 Bruel Oct. 10, 1933 Packard Aug. 22, 1911Stemmons Mar. 30, 1937

